Stirling Moss back on the starting grid. In London to Brighton

                                      Racing driver Sir Stirling Moss to take part in London to
                                                 Brighton Veteran Car Run Legendary

British racing driver Sir Stirling Moss OBE FIE and Lady Moss will take part in the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run, on Sunday 4 November, as passengers alongside Mr and Mrs Chris Jaques, Forest Row, East Sussex.
The 83-year-old Sir Stirling is widely recognised as the greatest all-round racing driver in the history of motor sport. He continues to travel the world fulfilling appearance and promotional engagements as well as demonstrating historic racingcars. The annual London to Brighton Veteran Car Run is hosted by the Royal Automobile Club and is the world's oldest motoring event.
Speaking about the forthcoming ride, Sir Stirling said: "Everybody leads such a hectic life these days that it's nice to relax the pace every so often. My wife and I are very much looking forward to a gentle trip down to Brighton at no more than 20 miles an hour! However, even at that moderate pace it still takes a lot of skill and concentration to steer one of these old cars to the finish. At least there will be little chance of my being stopped by a police officer and asked: 'Who do you think you are, Stirling Moss?'"
Chris Jaques will be driving a 1903 Panhard Levassor which he acquired in 1973 from the son of the original owner, the Compte de Blanchard of Rambures, near Abbeville in France. It had been laid up since 1926 but Chris had it running  again within 24 hours. The Jaques have completed around 35 London to Brighton Veteran Car Runs and only broken down once. A few years ago, the car won the prestigious Regent Street concours event which always precedes the run to Brighton.Chris Jaques says:

"Nowadays the interest in these early cars is much higher than it was when we first took part,
although there were quite large crowds even then. Although the start is early on the Sunday morning there is a wonderful atmosphere in Hyde Park with all the old engines firing up and creating a haze of exhaust smoke."
One hundred and sixteen years since it was first run, this year's London to Brighton Veteran Car Run will feature a maximum entry of 500 pre-1905 vehicles making their way from Hyde Park in London to Madeira Drive, Brighton. The event is part of a weekend Celebration of Motoring that includes the RAC Future Car Challenge (for low energy use vehicles) and the Regent Street Motor Show (celebrating the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries of motoring).

Spot the Car II : The Solution

Well done to you if you guessed that the unfortunate F3 car was parked in square D3 - and bonus points to you if you placed the driver in B2! Hopefully more of these coming up soon - send in your photos if you think you have a challenging one!

Photo by Matt Buck on Flickr

Banish Pre-Season Blues with Spot The Car!

Same rules as before then guys - There's a car hidden in this picture, you just have to find it and put your answer in the comments box. No prize on offer (although we're open to donations of prizes!) except a small amount of kudos.

This time it's Formula 3 at the beautiful Castle Combe circuit in Wiltshire. Looks like one of the cars has had some problems during it's race and has come to a halt. So where has it been parked?

Photo by Matt Buck on Flickr

The answer will be announced here next week... No limit to numbers of try... get on with it!

Spot the Car, The Solution

Well here's the answer : The car was in square B2! Well done to everyone who got that right. If you've got a suitable picture for Spot the Car, feel free to send it in!

Bored with the closed season? Why not try "Spot the Car"?

If you are, like us, suffering from those closed season blues waiting for something to happen, why not try our marvellous little game? If you've heard of Spot the Ball you'll know what this is - It's Spot the Car!

There's no prize involved except for a small amount of kudos. Simply place your answer in the comment box under the picture and the solution will be revealed tomorrow!

For the first one, Here's Snetterton, and an unfortunate moment for Stuart Herriot in the Stock Hatch Race.

Update : The answer can be found here : View